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Oliver Ford Davies on Leonato
Oliver Ford Davies (Leonato) talks about how his character is much more than just an “old dodderer”; he is a clever and important man, although he is clearly beneath Don Pedro in terms of political status. |
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| Leonato's difficulties with the gulling
Leonato is the least accomplished improviser and practical joker in the gulling scene; he just hasn’t had the practise at it that Don Pedro and Claudio have. He finds the whole thing very difficult, and has to be prompted by Don Pedro and Claudio. |
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| How Shakespeare concentrates on how action affects people
Oliver Ford Davies (Leonato) talks about the serious treatment of Leonato and how this creates a major break from what one might expect in a comedy. Part of Shakespeare’s genius is not to show the scene with Margaret in disguise at Hero’s balcony (as, say, a modern film producer would), but instead to concentrate on the serious effects that this scene has on characters like Hero, Leonato, Beatrice and Benedick. |
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| Performance footage: 'Why, doth not every earthly thing cry shame upon her?'
Leonato is enraged and saddened by Hero’s apparent wayward behaviour. |
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| Oliver Ford Davies analyses Leonato's speech
Oliver Ford Davies, who plays Leonato, gives an in-depth analysis of his speech in the wedding scene. |
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